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We find ourselves with Mary, the mother of Jesus and the others who loved him, in a place of many overwhelmings this day... more» -
Blessed is anyone who cares for another's parent,
because the ex isn't doing it
or nobody comes to visit this elder,
or the old coot, crabby Naomi, whiner
has pushed everyone away. more» -
In the mystery of this week we call Holy, with its darkening shadows...might we somehow contemplate in the stories...the nearness of the wound to the gift? more» -
Try experiencing this Holy Week with all five of your senses... more» -
When the guests have departed,
the miracle has passed
and God has gone from his mother,
she scoops up the leftovers
to nurse in her lap... more» -
...perhaps we are glimpsing the imaginative stirrings, in some, of a Celtic soul, a Celtic consciousness... more» -
every living cell in and of its self
frets and chafes for Life... more» -
The wonder and the mystery of this gospel lection, and of Jesus' life, lie not only in how he gives his body as a sacred space but also in how he calls us to be his body in this world. more» -
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When time has gone
And Christians find an honest voice
To sing an honest song
travelers will come again... more» -
Has God forgotten the children,
has he left and turned out the light?
Can we believe to find him in the darkness,
can the children see him at all? more» -
The new song we would sing on Christmas morning is more a lullaby than a national anthem, it is a quiet, thankful song that longs for peace and rest and comfort, it is a song that sings of grace. more» -
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We stand in solidarity with all who wait for justice
We wait in solidarity with all who wait for their human rights to be recognized... more» -
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Thank you for all the presents,
the sweet, ordinary things -
elbows, chocolate,
toothbrushes and running shoes... more» -
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bird on a wire
let me hear your song
bird on a wire
you can do no wrong
for your singing is
as love to me more» -
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(Advent 2b: Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8)I am sure that each of us has at some point tossed a stone into a lake and seen ripple after ripple come from the epicentre, the place where the stone hits the more» -
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For the generosity of children
I give thanks'
for the way children believe
miracles can visit them,
I give thanks. more»